Package for confections and other small articles.



PATENTED JULY 28, 1908.

J. K. FARLEY, JR. PACKAGE FOR OONPEGTIONS AND OTHER SMALL ARTICLES.

APPLIOATIbN FILED MAY 23, 1907.

UNITED STATES PATENT EEICE.

JESSE K F ELEY, JRI, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO NATIONAL CANDY COMPANY, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JER EY.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed May 23, 1907. Serial m3. 375,367.

Patented Jul as, 1908...

I To all whom it may concern:-

Be it known that I, JESSE K. FARLEY, Jr., a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago,-county of Cook, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Packages for Confections and other Small Articles, of which I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to .the accomanying drawing, forming part of thisv specication.

, The present invention has for its object to 7 provide an improved means for packaging confections and similar articles Ordinarily sold small boxes and the invention Conslsts 1n the features of novelty hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and particularly defined in the claims at the end of this specification.

Figure 1- is a plan view of the package embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a View in central longitudinal section on'line 22 of Fig. 1. Fi 3 is an enlarged detail view in longitudina section through the passe-partout, this section being taken on line 3 3 of. Fig. 4; Fi 4 is a perspective view showin the confection box, the sheet of padding an the passe-partout se arated.

A designates the Ody of the box which will be formed of paper covered cardboard or i like material commonly employed in the manufacture of boxes used for confections.

B denotes the cover of the box that will be formed with the usual 'dee flange b that in closes the side walls of the dy of the box A. The outer face of the cover B of the box may be ornamented in the usualmanner'with a fanciful picture ordesi n which wi1l ordina- :rily be a reproduction o the desi 11 shown by the sheet 0' and the back sheet or plate C being connected to the plate glass 0 by a tape or border D that extends slightly. over the front of the glass (lat its edges and similarly extends over the back of the sheet 0 The back sheet C will be (provided with a ring C that will be attache to the sheet 0 by tape c -extending' throu h a slot in the sheet C and secured to the inner face of the sheet 0, or the ring C may be attached in any other convenient manner. Between the passe-partout and the cover B of the box is interposed a padding Sheet E of cotton batting or similar soft material. This padding sheet E serves to prevent the ring (2 at the.

surface of the'cover B. The padding sheet E by reason of its thickness and elasticity also serves to hold taut the retaining ribbon F which is employed to unite the passe-partout to the top of the box.

The retaining ribbon F connects the passepartout to the box in a peculiar and novel manner. That is to say, the ribbon F is first laid over the glass plate C of the passeartout at one corner and the ends of the rib on are then extended downward diagonally over one end and one side of the box and are then passed beneath the bottom of the box and then brought upward and diagonally towards knot as shown at f in the drawing. Thismethod of tyi'ng the ribbon about the box has a number of advantages. In the firstplace it serves to securely hold the assepartout in position upon the top of the ox so that the passeartout cannot slip or move in any direction, ut is always held accurately upon and in alinement with the top of the box so that it appears'as if a part thereof. In the second place, a much shorter piece of ribbon may be employed for connecting the arts together than could be used if the ribbonwere passed around the box both lengthwise and crosswise thereof in the ordinary manner of tyin boxes, In the third place, I

theretaining ri bon when in position is so disposed that it does not obstruct the picture of the passe-partout, and finally, the ribbon can be withdrawn without the necessity of untying its ends. As the retaining ribbon is being tied about the box and the passe-par tout, as above described, the sheet of cotton I batting willbe compressed and its elasticity will tend to hold the ribbon more taut and thus aid in maintaining the passeartoutin exact alinement with the cover of t e box.

Instead of'a passe partout, it is obvious that any other. suitable form of picture the top surface of said box, corresponding in outline to s ai d,t.op surface and a retain- 1. 'A package of the character described,

corners of the cover, down the ends and sides mount may be used, said picture mount corresponding in outline with the top of the box.

Having thus described my invention What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

comprising a box having a body and a cover and a retaining ribbon extending across the of the body and diagonally across the corners of the underside of the box body. I

2. A' package of the character described comprising a box, a picture mount covering ing ribbon extending across the corners of 1 the picture mount, down the ends and sides and diagonally across the corners of the unners of the picture mount, down the ends and sides and diagonally across the'corners of the under surface of the box.

JESSE K. FARLEY, JR,

Witnesses: I

MAE O. LINDAUER, KATHARINE GmtLAcH.

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